Veterans & Athletes United (VAU ) is an all-volunteer disabled veterans 501c3 non-profit organization. Our VAU Fallen Heroes Memorial is a 28ft wide by 6ft tall American flag designed out close to 7000 dog tags with all the names of those who have fallen in the War on Terror. Fifty gold stars are placed on the flag to honor and recognize gold star families from all 50 states. It is built by veterans and funded by veterans. More details can be found at this link www.vetsau.com/memorial .

VAU is proud to partner with Monument Terrace Troop Rally to have the memorial flag displayed at Monument Terrace in Lynchburg Va for the troop rallies 900 consecutive week, Thursday 21 March 5pm set-up through Friday 22 March 5pm breakdown. We hope to bring awareness to the sacrifice of these honorable service members and gold star families. Our Fallen Heroes Memorial will also be on display at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford Va 29-31 March for their prelude to invasion/living history event.

James Howard, a Lynchburg native and Army veteran who served in Iraq, led a team of all volunteer veterans to construct this memorial. He and VAU are proud to have the memorial displayed at these future events.